Storage battery.



J. E. HASCHKE.

STORAGE BATTERY. APPLICATION FILED N0v.7,190a.5

Patented Jan.25,1910.

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JULIUS E. HASCHKE, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

STORAGE BATTERY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 25, 1910.

Application led November 7, 1908. Serial No. 461,442.

Be it known that I, J ULIUS E. HAscHKE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Storage Batteries, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in storage batteries, and more particularly to portable storage batteries, such as are commonly employed in automobile practice.

Among the objects of my invention are to provide a single or multiple-cell battery-unit set up for commercial use in a form convenient for handling, assembling and disassembling of its constituent cells, inspection of its condition without removal of any part, and structurally capable of withstanding the jars and hard usage to which such batteries are frequently subjected.,

Other objects of my invention are to provide plates or elements of novel construction insuring great permeability to the electrolyte; and to provide novel construction in building up the combination of elements and containing structure, insuring eiiicient insulation of the positive and negative plates, adequate support of all of the plates to prevent shortcircuiting, stability of the assembled structure to withstand jars and shocks, and eiiicient closure of the top of each containing cell.

@ther and further objects of my invention will become apparent to. those skilled in the art from the iollowing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, showing a practical embodiment of my invention, wherein;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the battery com lete with a art of its. casing removed. ig. 2 is a section taken just 1nside of the front end; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section of a cell; Fig. .4 1s a transverse vertical section of a cell; and, Fig. 5 is a perspective detail of a plate connector and terminal; and Figs. 6 and 7 are plan and sectional details, enlarged, of a single plate.

It will be understood that many of the features of my invention may be applied to batteries-irrespective of the number of cells employed, but it is my preference to employ4 multiple cell batteries, wherein several cells, suitably connected electrically, are housed in a common casing.

In the construction-shown 10 indicates in general a stout casing, referably of wood, having its bottom and t ree of its sides permanently connected together in suitable fashion, as by dove-tailing, and with what I will term its front end 11, detachably secured to the sides as by screws 12. Top slats 13 may also be provided spanning the ends of the casing to close all but the central area of the top, said slats being detachably secured in position as by screws 12.

The cell or cells 14, whereof I preferably j provide two or more in each battery, preferably have transparent glass containing jars or cups 15, in which the elements and electrolyte are contained, and to permit the condition of the various cells to be inspected at pleasure Without any parts of the structure, I provide in the end wall 11 of the containing casin 10 a view aperture 16, of such size and in such position as to permit the end of every cell in the casing to be seen,

-at a level extending above and below the tops oit' the plates.

Each cell A has its glass jar 15 provided in its bottom with transverse corrugations in the form of exterior grooves 17 and interior projections 18, and is preferably otherwise a plain glass open-mouthed cup. Each plate 19 is preferably a metallic support-ing strueture-preterably of lead-of suitable thickness, having applied thereto and preferably extending therethrough from face to face bodies or buttons 2O of leadwool suitably compacted and self-retaining in the plate, but maintaining its porosity and perviousness to the electrolyte. The material which I designate as lead-Wool is a mass of shreds or thin strands of lead, interwoven or matted.` Each such plate 19 has the customary terminal ear or projection 21 at its top edge, and the several plates which jointly constitute one element of the electric couple are preferably connected by the customary unitary terminal element 22, consisting of a bar 23 having therein downwardly tapering apertures 24 receiving the projections 21 ofthe respective plates which, when inserted are swaged or welded in to fill the ta ered apertures 24, as best shown at 21 in ig. 4. From the bar 23 of the terminal structure 22, projects an integral post 25, adapted to constitute part of the exterior terminal connection of the cell.

The alternate plates of the cells areinsulated from the contiguous lates of opposite polarity by envelope 26 ci) permeable, flexeach such ible insulating material, such as chemically treated wood pulp paper, the envelop of late constituting a single sheet bent centra ly at 26, Fig. 4c, to underlie the bottom of the plate and extending up to cover both sides thereof.

'Ihe body of plates, suitably assembled in alternate relation and insulated from each other, as described, are secured flatwise together, preferably by a rubber band 27 encircling them, and the band is also a medium.

for retaining in position elastic packings 28 preferably in the form of sections of rubber tubing, extending horizontally on the outermost plates, and held in position by interposition between such plates and the rubber bands 27, so as to coact with the jar and prevent lateral movement of the plates;

The assembled body of plateswhen placed in the cell rests upon the transverse rlbs 18 makes intimate contact with the hard rubber late 28, so acting as a packing to prevent laakage, tending to hold the rubber plate 28 rmly and positively in its position upon the stem 25, and acting as a petticoat insulator to prevent short-circuiting between the terminals should the rubber plate become coated with electrolyte. The parts of the'cell heretofore described, when assembled, are

completely sealed save for the vent orifice, by coating over the plate 29 andits joints with all the adjacent parts with a sealing compound, as indicated at 33. It will be observed that a cell as thus constructed is compact, well sealed, durably constructed, efclently protected against. destruction or damage by jarring, an has its several plates which are of simple construction, easy o manufacture and of high permeability, eiliciently insulated from each other by a sepa-v rator arrangement which is cheap and easy of application.

In assembling. the cell units 14: in their casing I provide a yielding bottom packing 35 which, lfor chea ness, is preferably a layer l"of sawdust covere with a 'sheet 36 of paper or `the like, closely conforming to the shape of the box. When the cells 14 are seated upon the paper and pressed firmly therein the sawdust and paper covering are force up into the groove 17, in the under side of the cell, so tending to lock the cell agalnst A abl essere ing for connection with suitable terminal clips or binding posts 40. s The holes or slots 39 in the casing may be bushed with rubber, as at 41, or the terminals otherwise insulated therefrom.

When the cells are in place they may. be

entirely covered over with a body 4:2 of sealing material, applied in a plastic state, although in some mstances Such a coating is not necessary. lying the assembled cells prevent their vertical displacement, but at the same time leave open a central area into which project the vents 30, which are thereby left always accessible.

It will bel apparent that a battery as above described is well constructed to stand rough, hard usa e bothin the interior or construction of t e individual cells and the assemblingvof the cells. Furthermore the condition of the battery may be constantly observed through the view opening 16 in order 'that the electrolyte may be kept at proper level, sulfating of the plates observed and boilin of the electrolyte when the bat-v tery is ully charged may be noted.

Having described my invention, what I claim is;

1. In a storage battery, a plurality of glass cells arranged side by side, plates and electrolyte in each cell, closures- `for said cells, a central vent structure for each cell projecting upward from its closure, a casfor the cells providing three sides and 1n ailiottom permanentlyV connected together,

a side ove ying the ends of the cells detachconnected to the ermanent structure, an apertured at a levelto permit of inspection of the electrolyte in the cell, and detachable top slats s anning the casing crosswise of the series o cells therein to overlie the lends of all of said cells and to leave therebetween an open area for the vent structures.

2. In a storage battery, a plurality of glass cells arranged side by side, closures therefor, a central vent structure for each cell projecting upward therefrom, a casing for the cells providing three sides and a bottom permanentl connected together, a fourth side detac ably connected to the er- -manent structure, and detachable top s ats,

spanning the caslng crosswise of the series of cells therein, each ,to overlie one end of Obviously the slats 13 overall of said cells, and to leave therebetween an open area for the vent structures.

3. In a storage battery, a lurality of transparent cells arranged side y side, terminal connections projecting from the tops of said cells laterally beyond a side of the series of cells, a wood containin casing for said cells providing a bottom an three sides permanently connected, and a fourthside `detaehably connected to said permanent structure, said detachable part being apertured near the level of the cell tops, and on the side of the permanent structure being notched at its top to receive the terminal connect-ions, binding posts secured on said side, connected to the terminals, and slats overlying the ends of cells at the top lthereof and covering the notches for the terminal connections.

4. In a storage battery, a containing casing, a cell structure therein, a' grooved bottom and a packing interposed between the bottom of the cell and the casing soft enough to enter the grooved bottom of the cell, thereby tendin to retain the cell against horizontal disp acement in the casing.

5. In a storage battery, a containing casing, a cell structure therein having a bottom corrugated to provide transverse internal ribs, and external grooves, a packing between the cell and casing adapted to enter said grooves, thereby tending to re tain the cell against horizontal displacement, and suitable elements constituting an electric couple Within the cell, supported on the interior ribs, thereby to leave a free deposit splrce at the bottom of the cell between the r1 s.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand in the presence of two Witnesses.

JULIUS E. HASCHKE. In the presence of- GEo. T. MAY, Jr., MARY F. ALLEN. 

